Heat, dryness scorch Kansas and Missouri farms
The Kansas City weather report notes hot dry conditions with a need for rain across the region. Temperatures pushed into the 90s with a 32 degree rise in seven hours and winds up to 40 mph. Scattered showers promise relief for the next day, but soil remains parched and crops damaged across Kansas and Oklahoma.
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Kansas City
Concordia
Kan
Kansas
Hays
Dresden
Fort Scott
Dodge City
Baker
Manhattan
McPherson
Osage City
Toromto
Wichita
Io Missouri
Kidder
Harrisonville
Lexington
Marysville
Branawick
Springfeld
Lamar
Oklahoma
Enid
Omaha
Neb
Topeka
Kagess
Court Martial Ordered for General Jacob H. Smith
A court martial is ordered for General Jacob H. Smith who led US troops on Samar to try him for alleged actions during the campaign. The panel includes Generals Loyé Wheaton Samuels Somper James M. Bellendam H. Bisbea and Colonels Chambers Mc Kibbin William Rafferty William Doveherty Alfred C. Markley and Jesse M. Les. Washington April 27. Congress will not consider grazing land leasing this session. House committee chairman Lacey of Iowa announced no further hearings on the Bowersock grazing bill this session. South Russia unrest recalls the French Revolution as Poltave province sees disorder spreading to Zbarkey and Ekaterinoslav.
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iMimg
Manila
Jacob H. Smith
Samar
Loyé Wheaton
Samuels Somper
Jas. M. Bellendam
H. Bisbea
Hetusen
Sewerseck Presare
Washington
Lacey
Iowa
House
Bowersock
Kanga
Quairmee Lacey
Russia
Palma Returns to Cuba After 28 Years in Exile
Marcos April 21. Thomas Estrada Palma, president elect of the Cuban republic, arrived at Gibeta from the United States. A large crowd witnessed his landing and his stand on Cuban soil at the point from which he was expelled by Spain. He has been absent nearly twenty eight years and was given an enthusiastic welcome by his compatriots.
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Lunds
Palet
Marcos
Thomas Estrada Palma
Gibeta
United States
Bis
Spain
Frack Stanton
James Pianock
Hacolala
Browning
Paulos
New York
Rue Morgan
Allen Welsh Dulles
Jake W
Foster
Lawrence
L'Opera Club
Augusta Fliniom
Boleidicg
Misa Edith Howes
Parker
Harriott Groissinger
Io Calipti
Bagded
Posy
K. S. Saunders
Vermont Streat
Trial Set Again in Santa Fe Detective Killing Case
In Winfield Kansas a jury disagreed on the murder charge against O W Ciffelt in the death of Santa Fe detective C W Montgomery. First ballot split seven for conviction and Sue for acquittal. The case will be tried in the Jones term. Meanwhile Queen slept some and shows signs of improvement. Loades reports bubonic plague spreading among Wallaby in the zoological garden.
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Tre Wisteld
Winfield
Kan
O. W. Ciffelt
C. W. Montgomery
Santa Fe
Jones
Missouri man convicted of murder in first degree
Edward Batson, a blind Missouri man, was found guilty of murder in the first degree for the killings of six members of the Earl family at Lake Charler. The jury returned the verdict and the penalty is death. Batson had sold mules and a wagon owned by his employers and was visiting his mother in Missouri at the time of arrest.
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Aeah Yeeng
Fond Gulliy
Murgering
Batson
Missouri
Freight Sheds Burned at New York Central Station
Fire destroyed freight sheds near the New York Central Station in Buffalo early today, housing the Americas, United States, and National Express companies along with the New York Central Railroad. Buildings and coal of mail cars and passenger cars burned. commissary department of the New York Central and Lake Shore roads ruined. Charles Hendrickson of United States Express company is reported missing. Loss estimated at $150,000.
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Buffalo
New York Central Railroad Company
Americas
United States and
National Express
Commissionary Department
New York Central
Lake Shore
Charles Hendrickson
United States Exprems Company
Kansas Telegraph Briefs Highlight State Meetings and Projects
Kansas State Music Teachers meet in Topeka with sessions at the Congregational church. Abilene reports gas well abandonment and casing work after drilling 2 315 feet. Washington notes the House passes bills to hold circuit and district courts in Kansas City Kansas. Anthony expects early track laying for the Kansas City Mexico Ori... Road with Orient railroad construction to follow. multiple regional updates reflect early 20th century Kansas infrastructure and civic events.
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Topska
Kansas State Music Teachers’ Ametociation
Kansas
Abilene
Washington
Bowersock
Circuit and District Court
Kansas City
Kan
Wyandotte
Anthony
Kansas City, Mexico & Oriome
Ag Sogioe
Orient
United States
R.C. Manlay
Topeka
W.G. Banker
Edgerton
Kanaan
Emporia
College Busiowsy
McPharson
Hutchinson
Hugh Meana
Chicago
Lawrence
George Shaw
Oscer Rice
N. J. King
Baldwia
King
A. H. King
Mins Geetrude Wayland
Houston
Texas
Richard
Roscoe Ward
Bellville
Gry Ward
W. T. Sinclair
Kansas Politics and Convention Moves Across Counties
Reports from Topeka Norton and El Dorado detail party actions. Democratic county conventions endorse David Overmyer for governor and J B Billard for state treasurer amid applause. Norton hosts a pivotal sixth district Republican convention with W A Rescor E W Wellington and Hays B White vying for nomination. Tense internal battles loom over Wichita state ticket timing and June 24 convention date as factions clash.
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Toposa
Shawnen County
Wichita
W. A. Rescor
E W. Wellington
Hays B. White
Ol Man Badly Burned In Gasoline Explosion
April ar. Julias Kuba, 72, was severely burned about the head and face while repairing a gasoline eye causing serious injuries. His wife Mrs Kobo assisted, her hair singed as they faced the blast. Kuba is an elderly Albieem county resident with many Kanes City friends and long rheumatoid struggles.
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Blue
Aye
Achison
Kao
Julias Kuba
Kobo
Koboio
Albieem Cousiy Sod
Kanes City
Rheomatim
Labor Party Orders Strikes Back to Work in Brumels
In Brumels on April 11 the labor party council ordered the strikers to return to work. The move suggests the disruption will be resolved promptly as the party aims to restore normal operations and quell the labor dispute.
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Destaton
Genered Couns
Labor Party
Brumels
Labor
Thi
Senate probes water torture abuses in the Philippines
Former Army witness Grover Flint testifies that elements of his regiment used the water cure on Filipinos in the Philippines during May 1893, reporting unconscious patients and death risks, with teeth loss observed in elderly victims. He notes no orders to stop the practice and says he did not recommend halting it.
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Senate
Philippines
Philippine Islands
Grover Flint
Thirty-fifth Volunteer Infantry
Flint
Sesq Hospital Corps Mes
Pittsburg Lawyer Sues Baxter for 59000 Damages in Sensational Case
In Pittsburg Kan a district court petition seeks 25000 for alienation of a wife affections and 29000 punitive damages amid a sensational claim against S W Baxter. The plaintiff, J B Barbour, a longtime public figure and former county treasurer, accuses Baxter of causing significant harm through alleged actions. The story spans local legal drama and business circles.
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Pitteborg
Kan
de. J. B Barbour
District Court
S. W. Baxter
Pittsburg
Bes
Distributing Stock and Postmaster Nominations Noted
April 21 dispatch reports stock allotments for a shipping syndicate were quickly filled by British members, with Morgan's circle noting Europe’s share was smaller. J P Morgan's Paris contact cited. firms to run like United States Steel under central directing body. Also listed are postmaster nominations by the president for several towns and a Kansas City official, plus an attorney’s sudden death in Topeka while arguing in federal court.
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Europe
Morgan
J. P. Morgan
Paris
Associated Prose
Associated Prose Learns That the Shipping Corpeoration
United States
Manas
Tedsz
Washington
Aprilias
Mis.coon
Luther McGoo
George W. Smith
Sweet Springs
Kansas
Topeks
Ken
D. W. Dunnell
Athoensy
Hutchinson
Kan
Hook
Notable Figures and Social Bits From Lawrence Era
A mixed column notes Hassan Pasha as a wealthy corrupt official with strong sultanic ties, includes anecdotes about Gen Grosvenor and a schoolboy Cecil Rhodes, then shifts to cultural scenes in Lawrence with book prices, opera club meetings, local gatherings, lectures, concerts, memberships, and social visits among residents, professors, and students.
Quake Devastates Guatemalan Cities And Northward Towns
New York dispatches report three earthquakes in Guatemala Friday that leveled Quesaltenango and Amatitlan, destroying the 100 mile western zone. Up to 500 may have died in Quesaltenango while Amatitlan ceases to exist as a town. Survivors camp outside, building mud huts as telegraph lines fail and officials confirm extensive ruin. Nearby towns felt aftershocks as crowds gather to seek news.
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Quesaltensago
Gustemala
Amatillan
Guatemala City
Herald
Quesattenango
Republic
Tt Ia
Opad
Quesaltepango
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Chas. Hauser
Ft Scott
Pi Hota Pai
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Louisiana Street
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Warn
Robert Putney
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Keams City
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A. J. Evans
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Frank Hauber
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Ida Edwards
C. L. Edwards
California
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Ban T. Popence
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W. F. Flintom
Theo, Gardner
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United States Mail Service
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Sigony
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Kanes
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Frank Parent
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Mim Agen
Poni Lana
City Directory
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First Baptist Church
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Douglas County
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Chicago College of Opthalmology
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